It'll be all tight on the night

Starmer urges SNP voters to help his party oust Tories | Labour 'wants to deliver for Scots from day one' in power

- PAUL HUTCHEON

KEIR Starmer said the election is a "straight choice" between Labour and the Tories at his final campaign event north of the Border.

The Labour leader said the election in Scotland is "very tight" and appealed to SNP voters to help his party boot the Tories out of office.

Polls show Starmer is heading for a landslide victory over the Tories after a bruising six-week campaign for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

He could be in line to meet the King and deliver a speech outside Downing Street as early as tomorrow.

Labour is on the verge of winning dozens of seats from the SNP, but the battle in Scotland has tightened in recent days and could go either way.

In a speech at the Caledonian Gladiators stadium in the marginal East Kilbride and Strathaven seat, Starmer said the choice for Scots is clear.

"It's really important to be laser-focused on what today is about. Today is a straight choice between more of the Tories or a Labour government.

"There are only two people who are going to be Prime Minister on Friday - Rishi Sunak or me. So across Scotland that is what has to be uppermost in people's minds." Coming first in Scotland would be a huge moment for Labour after over a decade of SNP dominance.

But party insiders believe the result will come down to a handful of central belt seats.